Unable to type in agent chat when using agent in separate window

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

It is not possible to use the agent chat in a separate window in a multi-monitor setup, due to the chat input being broken.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Open a new agent chat
  2. Click on the option (…) menu button
  3. Click on “Open Chat as Editor” to make the agent chat open as an editor tab
  4. Click on the new editor tab and drag outside the window to separate it into a new window
  5. Start typing into the chat to talk to the agent

Expected Behavior

It should be possible to type into the agent chat when it is opened as a separate window

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

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Operating System

MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.2.44
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 20adc1003928b0f1b99305dbaf845656ff81f5d0
Date: 2025-12-24T21:41:47.598Z
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.2.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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